Best earbuds for gaming?

[slifer]

So I'm looking for earbuds for gaming.. it's going to be summer soon and I dont want to wear my big bulky headphones while im gaming, so I want something more relaxing and won't make my ears sweat. So I play a lot of FPS so surround audio would be best, and would love to stay under/around $100. Mic or no mic doesn't matter

[Zinj]

Earbuds are a lot of personal preference. Since I cannot suggest "one-size-fits-all" earbuds, and most importantly because i-ears are quite hard to get used to I'm gonna recommend you one of the very best earbuds money can buy. Yes they are in-ear but if you still dont have one, this should be your fist option because they are almost unbeatable in price / performance, sound quality, sound staging, and comfort.

 

Introducing the Shure SE215:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SE215-K-Isolating-Earphones-MicroDriver/dp/B004PNZFZ8

 

 

If you are on a budget then you definitely want to have this ones in mind:

 

Xiaomi Piston 3.0

 

 

Bear in mind also that in-depth reviews of in-ears deal a lot with "alien" sound concepts like warm mids, muddy basses, neutral tone midranges, and audiophile slang that maybe would mean nothing to you or help you decide at all. But I would say that if you pick one of the three presented here in my post, you would be good to go.

[slifer]

Earbuds are a lot of personal preference. Since I cannot suggest "one-size-fits-all" earbuds, and most importantly because i-ears are quite hard to get used to I'm gonna recommend you one of the very best earbuds money can buy. Yes they are in-ear but if you still dont have one, this should be your fist option because they are almost unbeatable in price / performance, sound quality, sound staging, and most importantly comfort.

 

Introducing the Shure SE215:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SE215-K-Isolating-Earphones-MicroDriver/dp/B004PNZFZ8

 

 

If you are on a budget then you definitely want to have this ones in mind:

 

Xiaomi Piston 3.0

 

Do you own your own pair of earbuds? And which one do you use?

[Zinj]

Yes I do own in-ears and earbuds since I tried standard cans like you, and since I was an early adopter of apple earbuds, I just couldn't make the switch and stand the sweat, the grip around head, and everything. Actually I use the Sony XBA-40 that I found ebaying at bargain tag from a crazy Russian that sold them 1/3 of the retail price. I'm pretty sure they are not what are you looking for here. Also I do personally have the Shure, the Xiaomi 3.0 and the Apple's.

 

 

And talking about apple, earbuds from apple are universally regarded as the only thing that apple did it right at a right price. If you can grab one of those it would be another very good option, specially if they are your firsts and you aren't sure if in-ear will finally grow on you. (Because in-ear goes completly inside your ear in order to sound right) where earbuds just hangs out of the ear and thats all (they are more comfortable for extended periods).

 

[slifer]

Yes I do own in-ears and earbuds since I tried standard cans like you, and since I was an early adopter of apple earbuds, I just couldn't make the switch and stand the sweat, the grip around head, and everything. Actually I use the Sony XBA-40 that I found ebaying at bargain tag from a crazy Russian that sold them 1/3 of the retail price. I'm pretty sure they are not what are you looking for here. Also I do personally have the Shure, the Xiaomi 3.0 and the Apple's.

 

 

And talking about apple, earbuds from apple are universally regarded as the only thing that apple did it right at a right price. If you can grab one of those it would be another very good option, specially if they are your firsts and you aren't sure if in-ear will finally grow on you. (Because in-ear goes completly inside your ear in order to sound right) where earbuds just hangs out of the ear and thats all (they are more comfortable for extended periods).

 

I actually already have the apple earpods, and find that they're fine but I was looking to see if there are better solutions to gaming. How are the pistons 3? Would you recommend them to others? Or should I go straight to shure when its on sale?

[KaminKevCrew]

The shures are the most comfortable of the three for me. The 215 sounds pretty good, and it's a great value for the price, if you consider the sound alongside the build quality, isolation, and the fact that you can replace the cable if it breaks. I own the SE535, and I've had a decent amount of time with the 215 blue edition. The blues are more expensive, but they are supposed to have just a little more bass than the regular, which may be preferable for you.

[Zinj]

Yeah if you can grab the Shures 215 go for it, they hold universal acclaim because they do everything good and they do it at a fraction of anything else.

[vembutech]

Shures 215 which is really a good with sound isolating and good choice with earbuds.